Out and About

By Christine J. Binney, B.A.’05, M.A.’07

Bunshaft Lecture

Photo: Mark Schmidt

Jonathan Rochelle ’85, director of Product Management at
Google Apps, shared his advice for becoming and staying
innovative during the second annual Bunshaft Lecture in
April. Rochelle co-founded, built and sold two technology
start-ups, one of which was acquired by Google and used as
the foundation for Google Docs.

University at Albany President Robert J. Jones and Jonathan Rochelle ’85 pose
with Caryn Bunshaft ’82 and Albert Bunshaft ’80, who established the Bunshaft
Endowment to provide information to the student community about a broad
range of topics related to careers in computing science.

Celebrating Philanthropy

Photo: Mark Schmidt

UAlbany’s most loyal donors were invited to University Hall
in June to meet with President Robert J. Jones and The
University at Albany Foundation board for a reception
to celebrate philanthropy at the University. Prior to the
reception, guests were treated to an informational talk by
Nobel laureates Ada Yonath and Jack Szostack, who
discussed the origins of life.

Jack Szostack and Ada Yonath pose with President Jones. The two were
the keynote lecturers for Albany 2013: The 18th Conversation, a four-day
symposium sponsored by the University’s departments of Chemistry and
Biological Sciences and the National Institutes of Health.

Business Leaders Breakfast

Photos: Mark Schmidt

Capital Region business and community leaders gathered at the main campus April 25 for breakfast and a
conversation with President Robert J. Jones. The event was hosted by Omar Usmani, executive partner with
Aeon Nexus, sponsor of the event. Attendees included delegations from Afghanistan and Mongolia.

Delegations from Afghanistan’s government and from the Mongolian
University of Science and Technology meet with School of Social Welfare
Dean Katharine Briar-Lawson, Stephanie Wacholder and President Jones.